A Livonia man is out several hundred dollars in yet another Craigslist scam police are warning the public about.

The victim, a 67-year-old Livonia man, came into the police station the afternoon of Oct. 21 to report the swindle. He said he posted an ad on Craigslist to sell a Lincoln gas tank. After a while, someone he did not know texted him requesting information on the gas tank.

The two then decided on a price of $275 for the gas tank. The suspect sent the Livonia man a certified check for $1,500 for the gas tank. The victim called him to inform him the check was too much, though the suspect told him some of that money was for shipping costs for the tank. He instructed the seller to use money for the shipping costs and to send back the rest of the money to an address in North Dakota.

The Livonia resident withdrew the remaining money, which totaled around $1,100, and put it in a money order. He then mailed it to the North Dakota address provided to him.

He later said he had not heard anything back from the suspect and has tried to call him on both phone numbers he has for him. Both lines were disconnected. He later came into the police station to file a police report.

Craigslist recommends those who use its service to be wary of such scams and to never accept money orders or checks for more than the agreed-upon amount and then send money back. The website says these kinds of transactions are almost always fake and to not trust them.